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M. L. SGELLBY. HAIR WAVER.

No. 476,824. I PatentedJune 14, 1892.

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MARY L. SOELLEY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

HAIR-WAVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,824, dated June 14,1892. Application filed December 20, 1890. Serial No. 375,346. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY L. SoELLEY, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Hair-favor, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in hair-wavcrs, and more especiallyto that variety of hair-wavers which are intended to give a wavyappearance to the hair; and the object of myinvention is to produceawaver of simple construction upon which the hair may be easily wound andwhich maybe easily and securely attached to the hair either upon thehead or when it is in the form of a switch.

To this end my invention consists in a hairwaver constructedsubstantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a switch confined upon the waver.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the waver with the switch removed, andFig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of the waver.

The waver comprises a flat-sided bar A, which is rectangular in crosssection and which has at one end a lateral extension A, and the elastic'B,by which the hair is secured to the waver. The extension A ishollowed out on its inner side, as shown at a, giving it the form of ahook and-adapting it to receive a lock of hair, and the end of theextension A terminates in a knob a, the rear side of which is hollowedout, as shown, so as to form a catch to receive and fasten the elasticloop B, which is secured in a perforation a of the bar A at the endopposite the extension A.

To operate the waver, the enlarged end or extension A is placed next thehead or next the butt-end of the switch, as the case may be, and thehair is then wound tightly upon the bar A and the small end of the lockof hair or the switch is brought near to the perforated end of the barA. The elastic B is then stretched and its free end hooked over the knoba, and this causes the elastic to bind the small end of the switch orlook of hair, as the case may be, firmly between it and the bar A.

To remove the waver, one has merely to unhook the elastic B from theknob aand withdraw the waver from the hair. It will be found in practicethat,owing to the fiat sides of the bar A, the hair will be given a wavyappearance, and the angles at which the hair is bent and held are notsharp enough to injure the hair. This is a great. advantage, as theordinary wavers hold the hair-in such a manner that the strands arebroken.

The lateral hook-shaped extension A prevents the device from turning ortwisting about While in use during sleep, as it lies flat against thehead. It also enables the hair to be held more firmly than is otherwisepossible. The switch or strand of hair is always larger and more bulkynear the head than at the end, and an elastic band would not besufficiently strong to hold the said bulk firml y against the long arm.The extension, however, provides a recess into which the hair may becompactlypushed and held, the hook forming a supportingbase. Vere thislateral extension not present the rubber band would be forced from theshank by the bulk of hair and the hair would be only partly andimperfectly waved orcrimped. Besides, the increased tension of therubber band thus brought into play would give said band a tendency tocut and split the hair. It will thus be seen that the lateral extensionforms a bearing against the head of the wearer to prevent the devicefrom twisting and also presents a firm support for the strand of hair,the elastic band serving merely to hold the light end of the hair toprevent it from unwinding.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form of the waver, the bar D having anextension D at one end, which is given the form of a hook, but with moreacute bends than that shown in the device illustrated in Fig. 2, and theouter portion of the extension D is parallel with the bar D and isprovided with a perforation d, in which the elastic B is held. Theopposite end of the bar D is slottedtransversely, as shown at cl, thusforming a catch to secure the elastic. It will be seen, therefore, thatthe form shown in Fig. 3 is substantially like that shown in Figs. 1 and2, the main difference being that in one form the elastic is held at oneend of the waver and in the other form it is held at the opposite end.The waver is preferably made of shell; but it may be made of anysuitable material and may be ornamented, if desired.

The deviceis very light, and as the sides of the lateral extension areperfectly flat and smooth and entirely Within the planes of the sides ofthe shank there are no projectinglips or other protuberances to scratchthe scalp or become entangled with the hair.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the elastic band presses onthe hair only at the end of the same, so that it will not cut into thebody thereof. I employ no clampingarms, and there are no screws or otherparts to get out of order or collect dirt, the device consistingentirely of a long arm to wave the hair, a lateral extension to restrainthe bulky portion thereof, and an elastic band to restrain the thin endand leave the intervening portion without any pressure.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent 1. An improved hairwaver comprising a Hat barhaving a lateral hook-shaped extension, the sides of the said extensionbeing smooth and flat and entirely within the planes of the sides of thebar, and an elastic band extending between the end of the bar and theend of the extension.

2. Theherein-describedhair-waver, consisting of the fiat bar A, providedwith the aper ture a at one end and at its opposite end with the lateralhook-shaped extension A, having the knob a, and the elastic band B,secured in the perforation andengagingtheknob of the hook-shapedextension, as specified. MARY L. SOELLEY. [n s] Witnesses:

KATE FAULKNER, KATIE OTooLE.

